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The chancellor’s gamble with China: What price is Rachel Reeves willing to pay for closer trading ties?

Given gilt yields are rising, the pound is falling and, all things considered, markets look pretty hairy back in the UK, it’s quite likely...

World

Donald Trump says he’s ‘totally innocent’ and thanks judge moments before no-penalty sentence in hush money case

Donald Trump has been handed a no-penalty sentence following his conviction in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. The incoming US president has received...

They are hurting but managing to find hope in ‘tomorrow’ – the residents who have lost everything in the LA fires

They are the displaced and there are tens of thousands of them, 600 in an evacuation centre we visited. From elderly people who fled...

LA fires: Data and videos reveal scale of ‘most destructive’ blazes in modern US history

The fires that have been raging in Los Angeles County this week may be the “most destructive” in modern US history. In just three...

Sam Moore, who sang Soul Man in the duo Sam & Dave, dies

Sam Moore, who sang Soul Man and other 1960s hits in the legendary Sam & Dave duo, has died aged 89. Moore, who influenced...

Sports

LSU’s Lacy facing charges related to fatal crash

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 10, 2025, 03:16 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of...

Sports

Capitals’ Lindgren exits with upper-body injury

Field Level Media Jan 10, 2025, 10:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Goalie 1 Related Lindgren lay on the ice for a few seconds...

Sports

MLB bans fans who grabbed Betts in World Series

ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2025, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has banned two fans who interfered...

Sports

Jays add All-Star RHP Hoffman for 3 years, $33M

Associated Press Jan 10, 2025, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed...

Jays add All-Star RHP Hoffman for 3 years, M

Sports

Ex-Georgia QB Carson Beck commits to Miami

Pete Thamel Close Pete Thamel Senior College Sports Insider College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Max Olson Close Max Olson...

Sports

Texas’ Ewers expects to enter NFL draft after CFP

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 10, 2025, 06:45 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended...

Politics

Rachel Reeves lands in China amid pressure to cancel trip over market turmoil

Making Britain better off will be “at the forefront of the chancellor’s mind” during her visit to China, the Treasury has said amid controversy...

Business

Rachel Reeves lands in China amid pressure to cancel trip over market turmoil

Making Britain better off will be “at the forefront of the chancellor’s mind” during her visit to China, the Treasury has said amid controversy...

Sports

Rule changes let Castroneves enter Daytona 500

ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2025, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves claimed a spot...

LA fires: Data and videos reveal scale of ‘most destructive’ blazes in modern US history

The fires that have been raging in Los Angeles County this week may be the “most destructive” in modern US history. In just three...

Technology

Apple’s market share slides in China as iPhone shipments decline, analyst Kuo says

Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Apple is losing market share in China due to declining iPhone shipments, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo...

Technology

Amazon to halt some of its DEI programs: Internal memo

Amazon said it is halting some of its diversity and inclusion initiatives, joining a growing list of major corporations that have made similar moves...

Technology

Tesla recalling 239,000 vehicles in U.S. over rearview camera failures

New Tesla Model 3 vehicles on a truck at a logistics drop zone in Seattle, Washington, on Aug. 22, 2024. M. Scott Brauer |...

Technology

Zuckerberg says Biden administration pushed Meta ‘super hard’ to take down vaccine content

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty...

Crackdown on looting in burnt-out areas as fires continue to burn in LA

Authorities in California have vowed to arrest anybody caught looting in burnt-out neighbourhoods, with one official warning: “We are not screwing around with this.”...